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Northwestern softball beats Palisades for Colonial League title as Akelaitis proves clutch
Northwestern Lehigh softball coach Kate Farber said Tigers senior shortstop Izzy Akelaitis is built for the pressure. On Friday night with the Colonial League championship on the line against Palisades, the senior proved exactly that at Patriots Park in Allentown. Akelaitis delivered a two-run single into left field to give...
Motorcycle driver dies after being struck, pinned by SUV
HAZLETON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — A motorcycle driver died after being struck by an SUV, according to the Hazleton City Police Department. The crash happened on May 8 around 11:20 a.m. in the area of North Church St. and 17th St. in Hazleton and was observed by police. According...
Local roundup: Hazleton Area softball ends regular season with win
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Olivia Williams launched a homer and drove in two runs as the Hazleton Area softball team wrapped up its regular season with a 4-3 win over Berwick on Friday. Williams drove in two runs, scored once and drew a walk on...
State police launch investigation in Slatington area
SLATINGTON, Pa. -- Pennsylvania State Police troopers are on the scene of an investigation in Lehigh County for at least the third day. Trooper Nathan Branosky, with PSP's Troop M, said investigators are in Slatington for an "active investigation." He declined to release further details. The Lehigh County district attorney...
FOX56 Community Calendar through May 18
NORTHEAST & CENTRAL Pa. (WOLF) — Here’s what’s happening in your community with FOX56’s Alyshia Hercules:. Happening now through Saturday is the Annual Hepburn Township Volunteer Fire Department carnival. Rides open daily at 6pm. Enjoy food, live entertainment, games, and more. Tuesday, May 14 - Saturday,...
Best friends guide Northwestern softball to convincing semifinal win over Notre Dame
Sophomore best friends Emma Freeman and Abby Dunstan serve as the battery for the Northwestern Lehigh softball team. They also can make plenty of noise with their bats when they follow each other fourth and fifth in the lineup. Freeman struck out five Notre Dame batters and held the Crusaders...
Donations needed to support veterans retreat center
LAKE HARMONY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Life after the military isn’t always easy for veterans, so one non-profit in the Poconos is making sure it’s there to help them get back on their feet. 28/22 News Reporter Sydney Kostus met with the non-profit to discuss how it needs your help to continue its mission. Sergeant Major […]
Latinos have transformed Hazleton — except politically, lawsuit says
HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) — Latinos seeking jobs and affordable housing have transformed Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in recent decades, but a federal lawsuit argues the way representatives are elected to their local school board is unfairly shutting them out of power. Nearly two-thirds of students in the Hazleton Area School District...
Taking the oath in Lackawanna County to protect and serve
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police departments across the country are facing hiring shortages, some have even loosened policies to help fill the ranks. But those who took the oath at a graduation ceremony Tuesday say they’re ready to protect and serve. 28/22 News Reporter Emily Allegrucci had a look into Hazleton class 261 of […]
Slatington man, 37, is victim of homicide, coroner says (UPDATE)
UPDATE: 33-year-old Slatington man used hammer in killing and dismembered body, state police say. A Slatington man is the victim of a homicide, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said Thursday. David Hittinger, 37, was pronounced dead at 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, Coroner Daniel Buglio said in a news release. Buglio...
Schuylkill County Natives Training for “Tunnel to Towers” Climb on June 2nd
Two Schuylkill County natives, Derek Flail and John Lucas are training for the Tunnels to Towers climb, where they will ascend 104 stories to help raise money for mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building specially adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders. […]
Pennsylvania man accused of murdering roommate, scattering body parts in 3 locations
SLATINGTON, Pa. (CBS) — A Pennsylvania man was arrested after state police said they found his roommate's body scattered in three locations, including a trail, a cemetery and a quarry.Police said 37-year-old David Hittinger's dismembered body was discovered in Slatington, just 15 miles north of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The concern for Hittinger began Monday when a friend called state police. "It was unusual that they had not heard from him in that period of time, [they] expected to hear from him." Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan said. "It was his birthday."That call led to a search the following day of 33-year-old Joshua...
An elderly woman was found murdered after missing church. Three decades later, police have arrested a suspect
Thanks to meticulously preserved DNA evidence, police have arrested a murder suspect over 30 years after a woman was killed in her home.Rose Hnath, 78, was found on the floor of her Pennsylvania home on 21 January 1989. She had been beaten and stabbed to death.Ms Hnath had tried to fight off whoever had broken into her home in the Coplay section of North Whitehall Township, investigators said, but they were unable to pinpoint a suspect until this year.On Thursday, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P Holihan announced that Michael Breisch, 65, had been arrested on suspicion of her murder."Although...
Cold Case solved after authorities make an arrest 35 years later
In 1989, 78-year-old Rose Hnath was murdered at her home located in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. Now after 35 years, investigators utilized the advancement of technology in “Touch DNA.” and finally made an arrest. According to the National Institute of Justice, DNA can be left on multiple surfaces or objects. While testing the evidence gathered […]
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